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HL7 MSH Segment — TCP/IP HL7 V2 Outbound
Adapter
The following table lists and describes the properties that appear on the HL7 MSH Segment
page of the Properties Editor accessed from the Connectivity Map. These properties define the
configuration of the MSH segment of the HL7 message. For more information about this
segment, refer to the HL7 specification
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Connectivity Map - HL7 MSH Segment
Name
Description
Field Separator
The character that separates the segment ID and the first real field. This value
defines the character that is used as a separator for the rest of the message and is
the first field in the HL7 MSH segment (MSH-01).
The value is a decimal ASCII number, and the allowed range is 1 to 127. The
default setting is 124, which is the pipe character (|).
Encoding Characters
Encoding characters in the following order:
■
Component separator
■
Repetition separator
■
Escape character
■
Subcomponent separator
This is the second field in the HL7 MSH segment (MSH-02).
The default is ^~\& (ASCII 94, 126, 92, and 38) respectively.
Sending Application
A user-defined value for the sending application among other applications within
the network enterprise. The network enterprise consists of the applications that
participate in the exchange of HL7 messages within the enterprise. The default is
Sun HL7 adapter
.
This is the third field in the HL7 MSH segment (MSH-03).
Sending Facility
A user-defined value that further identifies the sending application among
multiple identical instances of the application running on behalf of different
organizations. The default is Sun HL7 adapter.
This is the fourth field in the HL7 MSH segment (MSH-04).
Receiving Application
A user-defined value for the receiving application among other applications
within the network enterprise. The default value is Sun HL7 adapter.
This is the fifth field in the HL7 MSH segment (MSH-05).
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